1996 NJ-8th Congressional Election

While both Were Passaic Candidates, the Then Mayor/State Assemblyman Pascrell's strength in his hometown of Paterson (Winning it by 63.18%, or 18,493 votes) was crucial in allowing him to win the County by 8.62% (9,587 votes).

Thanks to that strong showing in Passaic county, Pascrell was able to eclipse Martini's 4.16% (3,338 Vote) advantage in the Essex county.

Also Crucial in his victory were the Minority heavy Essex Towns of South Orange and Maplewood which combined offered a 24.40%/2,662 advantage to Pascrell as well as Passaic City which Gave the Paterson Mayor a 34.97% (3,829 vote) advantage.

The Remaining Passaic Towns voted for Martini by 11.5% (12,735 votes), whilst the remaining Essex towns voted for Martini by 7.5% (6,000) votes

Passaic County constituted 58.1% of the Votes, whilst Essex constituted 41.9% of the Votes in the Election.

When compared to the presidential Election, where Bill Clinton concurrently won the district by 23.42% Martini's incumbency advantage becomes clear as he over-performed by at least 20% throughout the District except in: